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-r. 1 3 -A THE NEW YORK TUESDAY. MAY 2. 1899J 1 STOCKS DECLINE SHARPLY Consolidated Gas and Local Trac- UUM JMUI MWI IMIVWIW" STEEL AND IRON WERE STRONG They Held the Market Vp, Tnougbt Bear ractors wertKtt-: tnerous and Kon Was Neglected. In an Irregular stock market yesterday wlta Stock Exchange dealings of over hum; theie were sharp ana Important decline In man specialties, and notably in Consolidated Oas and local traction stocks.

If. as waa earned. tha course of the mr- gat was do to strictly psoressioirai raja. the talent "could not have selected a bet- factors for declines were the Ford Franchise Tax bill and the sudden development of renewed Intensity In the local gas fight by the reduction In price of 43 cents a thousand feet Vf the Cenaolldated and Mutual Companies, with every prospect of the New Amsterdam and Standard Companies promptly following suit and ending all Immediate propect of a gas consolidation. Then, with SS5.000.OiiO of May disburse- mer.ts, the stiffening of rates for money to 8 ptr cent, for loans In th busiest hour 'of the day, advance of sterling exchange, and talk of.

cold an aggressively firm wheat market, and confirmation of crtf-darhage news, tremendous settlements on hand. Including the Indemnity ar.d the seventy-. flvc-mllllon-dollsr Copper fAmhanv dBl wkmr ftijviMwa tA a manipulated attack on share values. theM element of depression Fere brought Into play, with references to the statistics of New' Jersey Incorporations In April of over $300,000,000 and revivals of Old stories of two houses- weighed down by 'loans each case at and $21,000,000. and talk of th straits of one of the largest commlsHlon flfod promoting houses throug the Illness of one at least pf its principal); and the necessity of Standard Intervention on Its behalf and tltat of a prominent bank.

The situation was not saved by denial of some of the rumqr. the demonstration that the May disbursements would speedily operate for lower money rates, and Corporation Whaleh's opinion that the Ford bill does not apply to taxation in Greater New Turk la If there was ho organised bear raid there Was vast liquidation (while at no time was the situation panicky) and Important shrinkage in some values. At the opening of the Stock Exchange transactions the market was weak and Wobblv. It rn I1lj.fi i through the showing of steel and Iron locks and talk or still vaster-consolidations of these Interests mil ih flown In the copper properties to fail away Je which waa most acutdln the iuner oi an nour or aealtngs. The greatest decline of the day was In New York Air Brake.

1S4 points, at lbQi. the closing prices Had it been at the low price or the day the recession would have been 27 points. The gas war development lowered Consolidated Gas from Utl. Satur day closing, to 1701. at low.

and 177 ih closing price, a net decline of 14. The other kta gas. stocks sulTered little. stocks Metropolitan closed Manhattan at 113U. loss.

CW; Third Avenue at 217tf, loB 1 W. and iHrooklvn Rinlit Tndi .1 lilft. loss tffc. The dealings in these shares wr.rp.ll,rffe- Consolidated Gas figured for 22.1M1 shares. Metropolitan .13000.

Manhattan and Brooklyn Transit Other caught and held in the decline over two- points were: Sugar fwi. at l.i. Wi.aiij shares; American Tobacco at 21.1; Northwestern 44, at 15tt: Big R.Juf Consolidated Coallu. at D-t. Continental Tnhaccn -1 r.MZ iTvm snares; jJelaware and Hudson 2V4.

at 1184: Federal Steel at 05. 48.100 shares; In- aYT1 1i at 2PL international i7 Pacific 2, at ZL People-a Gaslight 3, at and St. Paul and Omaha MV. tn u-li. In the opinion of many, the steel and Iron j.

1 neia me market up, but did better than mlirht Ha. k. In the circumstances. Tin Plate, which was at one time 8teel Hoop advanced H. at American Steel and Iran was at one time JO.

against 6t. Baturday'a closing; Fed- Arsa I. MtaWtl Suaa mm "ill T2LA.HS7ES OF SLOANS HOUSE. Talae ef Property, AreordlaK to IUt-' Stassits. Js 45O.0OO.

In the deed, of conveyance 'filed Saturday by Mrs. Perry Belmont, transferring the 0, mansioa, at, Seventy-second Street, te Mr. Sloans, besides the nominal consideration there Is mentioned tha mmh. maternal love and affection tor her cniiaren, ror whom the property Is to be held In trust If Mr. Bloane fails to accept It as a returned gift.

value of the property, according to the revenue stamps on the document, m-felnti amMin A uii would ha tiXiiiimV nl-M-T rounds, there are also transferred the fliraltiipa KrlAJk.kMM a by Jime. P. 8II0. oiNa- WM received from- Henry- T. Bloane by the officers of the State Trust Company yesterday regarding his Intentions In n.

X( that no decision had been made by his viK'ai, rv car as ne anew. It waa aacertalnajt that Awit ttachld to this property which Mr. Bloane will have to discharge Tf he takes It back. Should he refuse, to accept the property within thirty -days. the trust in nun lur jiri.

Hloana'a natirhtAt until v. rA -1 their majority. The tent and profits from the house are to be spent for the mainte- wa niunusQ ei ui couaren. BROOZLTZT C01TSPI11ACY TS1AL, a mwmmmrm n. hub TSKts BtsBtl la His Ows Behalf.

The aecond week of tbe trial of Theodore .13. Willis and William E. Philips for con- SDlraev lann. mltrdir. In tha Bim Court.

Ex-Water Purveyor Oscar Knapp waa "cross-examined concerning the tntract for the repavlnf of New Utrecht Avenue. He ldeatlfled a letter by himself aaylnt that there waa no provision for the extra nev which. Daniel rw The contract" expressly provided that the street snouia.M put in good condition with out extra, charge. District Attarnev StMla nut In avManoa documents showing that Knapp, who la under Indictment. afterward approved Ioodya bilU for extra work, and then changed his mind.

2Vtf? wiin'. on the authority 0 adviser. Mr. Whltla. Several witnesses.

Including President Ffiti -Hohertaon of the School Board, testified to Wlllts-8 good reputation. Ext 'iaed that Sw." srl PJJ over to the f1' half the money for the repaving-of for tha work. wa D0 money available William H. Ooff. who was General Superintendent of Sewers, and-who la under indictment, was questioned rejrarding the Wortman Avenue sewer.

He said that John Va Ostrand. Daniel Iody. John i Cb-rl. Hart were IntUi to bid for- th contract. Be' approved wWllura-bout h'd wfcVdJJ testified regarding the notes which Doodv gave to Willis.

The purport their testimony was that the notes were given la Day-went of a bill which Doody had never disputed. 1 Willis himself was the next witness. Ha had known Doody eighteen or twentv years. He did not Introduce Doody to PhlliM and never told him to see. Philips.

Philips) followed Willis. He explained his relation with Doody on the basts of the alleged partnership, which the defense has been trying to stablUV. and told with great minuteness ail 'his dealings with the contractor. As to the money paid him by Monahan, he swore thst It was for the Republican, campaign fund, and aaid that he save It te R. Rosa Apple ton and other leader.

Appleton waa called, and corroborated Phiilpaa axery About the campaign contribu- IXOAL 2T0TZSJ MSTxa AitD BaaTairr. Davldl Klffln, who waa In the employ of WHllam Fi Wendt and sinothar, waa ordered to go to a building with two other workmen to adjust a collar on a smoke task. A ladder had been placed on tbe root, which reetcd against wooden cleat, securely spiked to the roof. Klffln stepped on the Udder before the others had left It, when it slid from the roof, carrying him to the Injuring, him. There was no defect in Uve and tbe cleat was so securely fastened that it did not give way: nor was there: any evidence that the employ erg directed the ladder to be placed on the roof, or had any knowledge that It was In Klfflft's suit against Wendt and his partner for; damages, tbe- Fourth Appellate Division has affirmed judgment of the Erie County Trial Term or the supreme Court in favor of the defendants, holding, by Justice Adams, that the ladder was a mere temporary contrivance or detail of tne woraf wnicn piaintire anat nis ieuow-workmen -were required to perform.

and that defendants were not responsible for the Injury. The fact that i defendants foreman knew of tb existence Of the ladder at the time be -ordered plalnliT on tbe ritof would not entitle the plalntaT; to recover, since, if the ladder was merely! a detail of the work, the foreman was. with relation to that particular a co-emtloye of the plaintiff, for whose negligence the defendant was not liable, though the plaintiff bad no knowledge of the ladder's defective position and had nothing to do with placing it there. Appropriation or village of Port Henry, In 1802, for the purpose of aup-plytng. the jvlllage with puro and wholesome acquired from the owner certain springs and diverted the water from Its natural course.

Theso springs discharged Into a stream flowing through lands owned by 8. Kidder and furnished, power to operate his grist mil Proceedings by the village of Port Henry before pom-mlaaioners i against Kidder to ascertain tbe com Dn nation to be tald him for this diver sion were commenced In 1SU8, and resulted In an award of 2.KX by Special Term of the Supreme Court. In Essex County. Kidder introduced evidence of the Character of his mill. Its capacity, and the extent of his water power before the diversion, and the amount necessary to the operation of mill.

On appeal byi the plaintiff from an order confirming the award, the Third Appellate Division unanimously directed an Justice Landon. giving the opinion, held that this (testimony jwaa admissible, a tending to "show that- defendant's claim for compensation waa I substantial. Where, a. In this esse, the -Compensation for condemnation of the water course was delayed ror nearly six years, the Court held the-award should either allowi Interest on the amount of actual- Injury td the fee or make some allowance for past damage it addition to the injury to the fee. .1 ii- v.

I Banks and BANxrwo. The Spring Brook Chemical Company Rendered tf the Baiik two drafts to 'the amount of 2.2-J47l in satlsfactloa of Its bverdraft of and asked; that the balance of $il)Q be put to Us credit in Its account with the Arm df Ross A1 Sons. This the jbank did without disclosing its Insolvency. a suit by the company against George receiver of the bankj to recover that portion of the draft as to whioh It was actually defrauded the TIJrd Appellate Di-vtelon. to was submitted an agreed statement of the facts, directed judgment for the plaintiff, holding unanimously, in an opinion by; Presiding Justice that the bank acquired title, since It could not receive draft any part of lit as a loan, without making a disclosure of Its insolvency The draft having been transferred by the bank to another bank in pay ment-of an Indebtedness, the Court 1 held tnat tne latter could, not be protected! as a oona ncle holder unless If showed that there was an agreement that it was received In extinguishment or a debt.

iNJuar to Persons on Railroad Tback. Bridget Wnalen, wfiile crossing the jWest Shore Railroad at a street crossing In Syracuse, was struck by a locomotive I and killed. Cars standing on an adjacent rack obstructed the view of persons Approaching In that direction. Before stepping on the track she Hooked for approaching trains. No warning was given by the approaching engine, and It carried no lightj In an action by Patrick Whalen, as administrator, against the New York Central iand Hudson River Railroad Company, as lessee of the West Shore Koad, to recover damages for the death of the Intestate, the trial Judge held that the plaintiff had noti made out any negligence on part of the defendant so far as negligence (hat affected herl was concerned and that the Intestate was not shown to be free from contributory Becll-trence," and dismissed the complaint I The Fourth Appellate Division, in i directing a reversal, held, by Presiding Justice Hardin, that the evidence warranted the submission of the question of negligence to the Jury.

1 i -I SOEOSIS'S COUSIN bAY." sid2a Flraaaat Jlelntioas: with the Vom Body Art ptseaaaed. It was Cous'ln Day for the Soros Is Society yesterday. -1 This Is Dewey Day and May Day," said Mrs. Dehnison, the President, as she called Soroala to order yesterday, "but I am going to tell you about our Honorary President, who, is In London." she told, of Croly's, pleasant relations with the President of the London Woman's Club, who visits her frequently. Mrs.

Croly was Influential In starting the London club and Sorosls owes Us origin to her. i MVhat Is the Mission of Art?" BorosU asked herself. I Mrs. Emily Palmer Cape, Mrs. Thomas R.

Boll, Mrs. Kate M. Seever. Mrs. S.

W. Moore. Mrs. May Riley Smith. Mrs.

Kath-ryn N. Blssell. and Miriam Mason Greeley were the speaker Mrs. Loolae Chandler Moulton wai the guest of honor of the idayj i 1 i i M0VINO DAY CEEEMONlis. 1 rasissl Shifting Akait of City D.

pmrtaaeatav dabs, a ad Famlllfi. Testardayv waa "moving day." an the truckmen reaped a rich harveat." The moving operations begun yesterday will require several days. ji The American Exchange! National Sank, which has been at. Broadway and Cedar Street, will for a tlmehav quarters in the Bo reel Building, at 113 Broadway. whUe a new building is erected the site of the old office.

--j. The city took possession of eight floors In the Park Row Building, which It recently leased for offices for several municipal departments which have been scattered in business buildings In varidus parts of the cHy. Tbe departments which observed Dewey Day- by opening hew offices I were the Bureau of Municipal 8tatisUcsl the Street Cleaning the Department of Public BuUdlnr. and Supplies, and the Board of Public Improvements, all of which removed from the New York Life BuildiagJ i the Department of Bridges, which came over from the Stewart Building; the Department bf Sewers, which was formerly at 'Mi and 267 Broadway, and the Departments of Highways and Water Supply, which had offices jn the American Tract Society's Building. The floors leased by the elty are from1 the twelfth to the nineteenth, Inclusive and they embrace over square- feet of space.

Inclusive of hallways, The lease Is for five years. and the annual rental Is $74,067.07. or an average of (1.68 a square foot. i Everybody seeiwed to hi moving on the east side. The Sullivan family, including Timothy BvSullivan and his cousin.

Assemblyman Timothy P. Sullivan, (moved to its Second Avenue. Martin Enjrel moved from 308 Broome Street to 170 1 Eldrtdge Street. Adolph Flleser moved up town to i One Hundred and Twenty-third Street and Madison Avenue. j- i It was a creat day for clubs and organisations to move.

The Manhattan Club Is to move from Its present quarters, the Stewart mansion, at Thtrty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue, to thel University Club Building. Twenty-slxtb Street and Madison Avenue, and the University Club moves to Its new building, at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fourth Street. It will take several days to make these changes. The City Club la moving from Its present quarters, at Fifth Avenue and Tblrty-firth Street. I to the Loomls house, at l' West Thirty-fourth Street.

The Woman's Exchange! Is moving from Its present quarters, 4 12 1 East Thirtieth Street, to the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and Forty-third Stree. j. later! Rates far jetty Laaaa. The Bank Commission, which meets every throe months and fixes the rata per jcent. which the banks pay the city for money de-poalted.

held a meeting yesterday ln.tho Mayor's office and fixed the rateat g'oer Mat, which la the usual rata bald to cltv. CHOKER IN BONNER'S SHOES The Way Paving, It Is Said, for His Permanent Occupancy. McANENY TALKS CIVIL SERVICE Says Scamiell Jltut Appoint a New Acting; Chief in Thirty Days x. 'y-1- Edward F. Croker took command of the Firs Department as Acting Chief yesterday morning, succeeding Hugh Bonner who retired on half pay after making one of the most remarkable records ever made by a fire fighter.

Mr. Bonner went to headquarters yesterday rooming and had a brief talk with his temporary successor. Then he gathered up a few of his personal belonging and left. Acting Chief Croker issued his first order soon afterward to the effect that all engine houses display the National colors In honor of Dewey Day. In Special Orders Tio.

33, after referring In complimentary terma to Mr. Bonner, be says: By direction of the Commissioner I hereby assume command of the department, and In doing so I shall expect and demand the same attention to duty on the part of the ofllcers and men of 'ths department and the same observance of the rules and regulations as heretofore exlstlnrr. Mr. Croker said that he had formulated no Olana. but Tirfei I ti tr n.

as they arise. "I hope," he said, "to be' as successful In -my administration of the department a was our great Admiral at Manila. Mr. Croker recognises that he will have competitors-! or the permanent Chief Ulncy In the persons of Deputy Chiefs Glcquel and Purroy of Manhattan and Dale, Duff, Murray, and Perry of Brooklyn. It Is said, however, that efforts will be made to clear the way for Croker.

so that he may be permanently appointed from the civil service A few months ago. while Hnirh Bonner was still Chler, Commissioner Scannell sent to he Civil Service Board an order providing that thereafter no promotions should be made until the applicant had served at least a year In the next lowest grade. Croker wna nnt maa Phiif Ju 18iw, and It Is said that the plan win now be to -put off the examination until the Acting Chief comes within the regulations. Mr. Scannell said yesterday appoint a permanent Chief under Schedule a Af r.

Xn r. I I Ml 11 th9t fl. rl nn nnnfllnt I Civil Service Commission, in who.se hands ine matter win De arter the regulations for the examination have been completed. He said that it would probably be sixty days before these regulations were completed, and that In the meantime Mr. Croker would be tha Acting Chief.

One thing that will delay the completion of the regulations is the desire on the part of the Commissioner to have a rating established for bravery that will be taken as part Of i the whole average In the civil service examination. Some time aao Mr. tcanncll had a bill introduced In Albany (o iVA him TVtVof in Bruuilnf In oil bravery, but this was killed. He says that the Civil Service Commission looks favor- uiy uuwi me Bravery average. 11 mis is muue part 01 tne regulations, it i viuuiisaiuner a leverage oy hlch Mr.

Croker may eventually get the mate nf Chief Tha rvimmia- iloner. as head of the department, would the sole iudge of an applicant's bravery. iiu wuiu iucikiuio give a laronw sucn a ilgh average In this grade that his other Uallficaf Ions WAuld lw nf Ktl mlnn. nnn. lderatlon.

In hisi assertion that Mr. Croker pan icrve until tbe permanent aDDOIntment of Chief, 1 Mr. Scannell takes Issue with iervlce Reform Association. Mr. McAne- saia yesteraay tnat an eligible list rould be prepared by the Civil Service 'AtTtmlulAliar.

an a omIhm.Ia 1 hat. If this list was not oreDared within hlrty days, Mr. Scannell would have to nslra tnnlh. m. A 1 he law he could not appoint Croker a sec- I TIM 1- I I 1 ilssloner must give the place to the man avinsr tha hls-heat a vera Vt i units, vv iien i ne nsi is reaay tne uom- aid.

that the Commissioner had no discretion in the matter. Tn Id. nanao Hnn 9 11b I I. hat seniority of service will be one of the actors. i In this Croker.

who has been In tie department only fifteen years, will be V. 1 1 I 'emeu uy win vric-uei aiiu rurroy, ne nd a written examination, chiefly technical. JTJSSEJf'S SUIT AGAIXST SCAJfJfEIX. lays He Was Ousted from Fire Secre- larysnip xor a I am ma a 7- nan, Justice! McAdam and a jury in the Su- breme Court yesterday listened toy testl- nony in the suit brought against John J. nna.j Fire Commissioner, by Carl Jua- ken, to compel Mr.

Scannell to reinstate him as Secretary of the Fire Department. 7ol, Jusaen waa discharged bv Commlsslnn- Scannell In January, 1808. He was ap- Mnted Secretary of the department on fan. 1. 187T.

His salary waa $4,800 a vear. Pol. Jussen claims that as a veteran of tha riyil war, It beyond the power of Com- 1 dvouijvli 10 uMwotirge mm. CoJ. Jussen further asserts that he was nartA thtk Vlftttl Af Ortmm 1 0.U.A.

LI Efforts to give his post to a friend of his no a supporter or 'ram many Hall. This, tlaims the Colonel, was the sole reason for uraorau-ge. voi. jussen, according to his tomnlalnt. navae kgainst him.

or at least never, had a hear- 1 1 Vll utmrgCB. lioner Scannell pleads that the position of i afss'iaJ sa au a Tsa at wa a. I uic tir uepanment is a confidential one and that therefore he had the ifjin 10 aiscnarge uou Jussen If he saw fit Ind replace him by some nenon in hnn, ft Tit 1 h.KMi.1 ttoner the present Secretary k-ork done by a Commissioner, when there Vera thfM 1 V-l ni CoL jussen was on the a'ranit "ubstantlally the aUeat his com- auv vase will mnrinilMl JAMES CORCORAN" IN" COURT. tale af Corcoran' Roost Gbh' Rat 11 for a Mats After' His Owa Heart. Jamea Corcoran of Corcoran's Roost.

h. iero of a hundred battles on tha which he took his tlrla hut ig under the weight of eighty years of nrvancienng, and succesniva eA Ions," waa a visitor to tha Torkvtn. c- esterday. He went there to ro ball for lobert Dougherty, a man after hi. leart.

one whom the ruler of Corunn'i ioost delighted to honor: for rty had been apprehended bv tha ia. i hlle indulging in. that time.hnnnr4 tlon of 4 all Corcoran's neighbors flghUng. inns was no narrum in It at all. yer a 111 Liu, pace- ible ruction betuna a onunla yes The lads was Jlst havln" a 011101-ufh as Irish ginUemin are fond A 1 to on the priaoner's nd? aaid the MaeiatraiA 1 7" Corcoran of Corcoran's Roost." on oeing- rurther ques- JZa bZz oeiween first I Second Avenues, on the aite of Corco- I rWa Roost.

The Roost was a rockyVnuI 1 iivnu wmcn in DV-gone dava roats Hwt disdainful glances and resourceful hWrnlans; dropped pieces of rock on patrol- Hooat had to succumb to the city's pror- Z. Uwe 19 nat remains of It. -IMarlstrata Cmna tM vt tfc. Roost Ihai he dleeds In; order to secure ir. DouiheMy's release, Mr.

Corcoran went homJrVnTil th? dee1 a1 bond was The Kew teveath Avei wo Hotel. Architects Barnev A 1 plana With the, Building Department yesterday for ia- wB-siry note wntcn will be erected ak the southwest corner of Seventh Ave- pTot iwfrb7 looT and' wiU c.7 aloctU iae announcement that this hotel fuld be buiit came as something of a sur-pfrlse to. real estate men several month. will be practically the pioneer of aiuth of Forty-second Street. The outcoma of too veuxura wui ba watcaed wKO tnteraau A light-weight overcoat you must have, If yob have 'one, stop reading.

If you haven't and want to make the necessity a luxury, we're just as much at home as though you want the price to be as light weight as the coat. There are 52 different cloths and colors to select from. Prices range from $15 to $4o. We jdon't make to order, but we make to fit Rogers, Peet Co. 350 Broadway, cor.

Leonard. Broadway, cor. Prince. Tliirty-secoed and Broadway. ORDINATION OF DR.

BRIGGS. Episcopal Clergymen Threaten to Prefer Charges of Heresy Against Him i to prevent the Ceremony. Bishop plotter Is still deliberating upon tha question of the ordination of Dr. Briggs as a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church. And while! the Bishop deliberates, the discussion of the question spreads and Increases la Intensity.

It is generally thought that there Is no doubt that, tbe Bishop is willing to ordain the author: of the famous and controversy-stirring' book, "General Introduction to the Study of (the Holy Scriptures." His action in notifying the Rev, Dr. F. M. Clendenln of Bt, Peter'B. Westchester, that the ordination services would be performed in the tatter's church Is considered as committing him completely to this position.

The offer of Grace Church by Dr. Huntington for these services was declined by the Blehop merely because. he had in mind at that time St. Westchester, for this purpose. Since this notification of Dr.

Clendenln, several questions have arisen that more, or less affect! the situation. lr. Clendenln' requeet that the ordination services be not performed in his church has been granted by the Bishop. It Is now thought likely that Dr. Huntington's offer of Grace Church may be accepted.

The objections of Dr. Clendenln have resulted, however, in Increasing the vigor and scope.of the controversy. The doctor said yesterday that every mail brings him letters from clergymen and laymen protesting against the ordination of Dr. Briggs and sustaining' him in the position he has taken. One of theHe.

from a clergyman, said that he could not understand why Dr. Brings should want to enter the priesthood of a Church that professes beliefs that he publicly scouts. It Is quite probable that either Dr. Clendenln or some ofv those who agree with his views will prefer charges of heresy against Dr. Briggs if he insists upon being ordained.

Dr. Brigjts has said that he is not particular about ordination, as he can. as a Deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church teach and preach as he may desire. This position of i the doctor may settle the controversy In; its present stage, without having it run dangerous length. Dr.

Clendenln said yesterday that the opposition has strong -hope that Dr. Briggs will himself solve i.the problem he has raised by withdrawing his request for ordination. It seems 1 likely that Dr. Briggs rpay rest content with what ho has obtained in tha way of recognition by the Protestant Episcopal Church, and ask Bishop Potter to consider his request to enter the priesthood as withdrawn. Dr.

Briggs may also go to Europe soon, and In this way let the controversy die out for want of fuel. lNDUSTBIAI.EXCrlAlJQEEXTEin)S WkeatNvlU Be Dealt In. There After jj Wheat will be dealt In on the Industrial Exchange beginning to-morrow'. The charter of the Exchange provides that the members may trade in agricultural products, and some of its members were In favor of establishing a wheat pit." The Directors and the Committee on Listing sanctioned the addition to the business of the Exchange, The trading will be based on the Chicago delivery prices of futures, with 500 bushels as the and multiples thereof. Clearances and settlements will be dally.

MAT KEXICE1TSE JACK THEATRE The Police Board to Reconsider Its Refnsal The Boxing; William Fi Howe of Howe Hummer appeared before the Police' Board yesterday to urge thel granting of a license for the Bam T. Jack Theatre, In: Broadway, which the board refused last week. Mr. Howe said the board had been right In refusing to renew the license then, but. that had and the new management would have a respectable theatre.

James H. Curtln, he said, was tq take control, and would allow nothing. offensive. He, requested that the board grant? at least a three months' trial. Mr.

Howe said that Curtln intended to give jack's widow an allowance rrom the receipts. The board will consider the application, i The Commissioners did not act on the applications for boxing, club licenses. They will take the matter up to-day. Several applications for licenses from concert halls on the Bowery were reoeived. but were laid over until to-day.

YOUNGEST SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. Miss Kate! P. Maedosa Installed at Pablle School jXo. TO. Miss KateiP; Macdona was yesterday installed as Principal of 8chool No.

70. in East Seventy-fifth Street.) by President Little of the Board of Education and Com-, missloners O'Brien. Agai, and Davis, assisted by Superintendents Hunt; and O'Brien. Miss Macdona began her career as a teacher In this school twelve years ago on May 1, and her-teaching service was Just long enough to make her eligible for' the Principalshlp. She appeared high on the list of candidates selected after competitive examination for thoi grade, and Is the youngest Principal in the: city.

President Little. In Introducing her to the school, took occasion to say that Miss Mac-dona's career as a teacher, should be an encouragement to every one An the service, since she had accomplished her present distinction by merit alone and without-lntlu-ence of anyi kind other than that which bard work and enthnalasm always command. Wilbur the Principal of School No. 6, In which Miss Macdona has for two years been Principal's assistant was also present, and reproached the Commissioners for taking from No. 6 so efficient an executive.

The platform was a mass of flowers, sent by friends. Chief amohgj these ornaments was a colossal horseshoe of tulips, sent by Miss Macdona" old associates In No. a. tSr' Pw Principals were also 'Installed. They; were Miss Lottie A.

Norcott, prinaary department of public 8chool No MO; MlssMargaret P. Bran gran, primsry department of Public School No Sarah A. Robinson, primary department. Public School No. 15; i Mlas Aines Hayns, in ihibllo School iNo.

SSTfSd Miss Olivia J. In Public SooINqTTj. KlsJtfa laaaaaaea ta Del Mastered. Oat The United 'States transport Meade, widen arrived off Quarantine Sunday night from Santiago with the Ninth Vnited States Vol- will disembark the troops at, Jersey City to-day. Their destination is Camp Meade.

PennV wheel the regiment wUlTo -for in.TeV oic Thl Ninth Immune, who are negroes, were re-cruited mainly from Ixnilalanand TxaaT 4- Aaswer Correspoadei it. -A. UM-ComTuaaioaer p. W. Peck.

France. Full Information can omcea ox ma commission at 12U Broadway. Tailor-made Gowns. Silk lined Dress, of English Tweed or, Serge tunic Overskirt and Eton Coat, $23.00 Silk lined Gown, made of English Basket 1 Serge or. Plaid Tweed.

Tunic Eton or fly-front Coat, $28.50 -V Street Dress, made of Whipcord, Serge, Covert or Ladies' Cloth, with tight-fitting bodice, fly-front Coat or Eton. Jacket. Lined throughout with silk, $32.00 James McCreery Twenty-third Street. MOLINEDX TO STAY IN JAIL Justice Bookstaver Dismisses the Habeas Corpus Writ. CASE TO COME UP AGAIN SOON Mr.

Blumenthal Says He Thinks Evidence Will Be Presented Before th Grand Jury on Thursday. Roland B. Mollneux must remain In tbe Tombs until again brought before the Grand Jury on the charge of; having sent the poison which caused the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams.

Justice Bookstaver, In the Supreme Court, yesterday handed down a decision dismissing the writs of habeas corpus and certiorari obtained for Mollneux by his counsel, Weeks Battle. He remanded Mollneux to the custody of the Warden of the Tombs. The decision Is, la part, as follows: 1 The Return of the Warden of the City Prison to the writs issued in this case shows that tbe relator Is detained in custody, first by reason of a warrant of commitment lasued by Edward W. Hart, one of the Coroners of the County of New ork. on the charce ot having caused the death of Katharine J.

Adams; and. second, by reason of a bench warrant or commitment tastied, by the Court of General' Sessions of the Peace aalnst the relator upon the indictment found by the Crand Jury asalnst the relator for tha murder of aaid Adams; and. third, upon the order of this court, dated March 1899, and signed on the Itfth of April, setting aside and discharging aaid indictment, which, had. between the date of Its finding and the dais of the order, been transferred from the Court of General Sea. sions Into this court, on tha ground that other than legal evidence had been received by the Grand Jury, and directing that the caaa be resubmitted to tha Grand Jury now sitting Tn and for the County of New York, or to the next Grand Jury that shall alt In and for the County Of New Tork." i In tha view I take of this case, this last order Is the only one necessary to be considered.

Mr. Justice A llllams, after a very thorourh and careful review of the whole found It unnecessary, and so declared, to Incorporate In that order any positive direction ror the retention In custody of tha prisoner, becausa the P'aln and explicit provisions of Section SIS of the Coda of Criminal Procedure, and la this I fully concur. Section 70 of that code says that If tha Court direct the action to ba -dtamlased, the defendant must, tf In custody, iba discharged therefrom. Mr. Justice Williams did not direct the action to be dismissed, but merely that the Indictment be set aside, with a view to to.

the Dd Jurv- The ground on which Mr. Justice William, based his decision la not one, of those grou nds expressly mentioned In Section 818 of tha Coda of Criminal Procedure, but rests upon the Inherent power of the Court! and its invariable practice to grant relief under circumstances where justice demands It a. a-where illegal evidence, manifestly to the preju dice of tha accused, has been the procuriaar cause of the Indictment. WMf jtJ11. th Option of the order containing the data when, the argument to dismiss the to wlt- Mrch SI.

-189V, yet Mr. Justice Williams, in signing the oVderrexVreaaly states that It waa upon the 19th day of APrtL 1899; consequently, by the present Grand Jury! have meant th" Mrch Grand but must have meant the April Grand Jury or MaGrir "UbmUted the Jj wrUs must therefore be dismissed and the prisoner remanded to, the custody whence ha The case of Mollneux, It Is said by the IMstrlct Attorney, will go before the May Grand Jury. It was understood that a highly important letter was received at the District Attorney's office yesterday. Assistant District Attorney Blumenthal Is examining witnesses In the case and preparing tha matter- to be presented to the Grand Jury Mr. Blumenthal said he win ln a11 Probability go before the Grand Jury on Thursday." Harry S.

Cornish visited the District Attorney ln reference to the 2m -aw 8ald'nt ww. newwitnesseJ wiill.bfo,re the new Grand Jury. TraPd Jury wa" sworn In yesterday; before Judge McMahon ln Part I of of ne1-' The Judge thft cases should go before a Magistrate before being submitted to that body. Justice McMahon said to the new Jurori the ordinary and formal procedure for the punishment of crime the first tro-Sr-SSfJ? ha? before th Person accused is Informad of the nature of the offense charged and allowed a hearing In oS court should he demand It This a wUe and 'yatem nd should to! be SfJ 'ro except for good and sufficient 1)6 f0n expedition and other cases where the accused lm secrecy Is necessary to prevent the escaoe of some of the parties accused. Wall Street and the War Tax.

The total receipts tinder the war tax revenue law In the Second Internal Revenue District during the month of April: were $1,494,231.72. Of this sum, the receipts from documentary, stamps were ci-Pr' 'iS'S64-25: tobacco, proprietary $63,216.43: beer, Thtotal IVLM1, whenCollS i re at berran his adm niamiini. tie. of fat. offlce Is $13.5.57.1 Tbrtotal -Ck the year will unoueatLonahi.

Ka. r. tetn dollars. This is onetenth of the amount. which It was estimated the war tax would bring in as revenu'rodi thl entire country, and demonstrates, Collecto? Treat says, how large a share of this sort PUd by th 'Street dls! Traekwalker Killed Elevated.

Charles Xeyems of One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street and Brook iAvenue. a track walker on the elevated railroad, was killed yesterday morning on the Thirty, fourth Street branch, at the Second Avenue tne street by a locomotive. One of hla and hewasJotherwblse 'kUl1 wa4red! enginwrTafi4mln7 Mdwndultorf The undr srrest and admit! ted to ball by Coroner Fitapatrick. Nv-ems was married. i Will of Edward p.

Stera Piled. The will of Edward P. Steers, who was President of tbe Twelfth Wasd Bank, was filed for probate yesterday In the office of the Surrogate The value of the estate is Jt given. The testator leaves allhla property, both real and personat to hta widow. Anna M.

Steers. Tha wlllWai cuted on Aug. 5. law. Tao Hatel Metrepole lVaswferrd.

The Hotel Metropolo formally changtid hands yesterday, passing to CoL Robert E. Rivers of New Orleans. He not open the hotel for at least ten and it la Jat it may the bacati." 3 aT aG i BtaTaaaataa ejaBtsaBr I 1 CLACK CALF PAT. CALF JDLACKVICI RUSSET CALF COLORED VI viLLCV calf 17.1. a PWa ELM FU a UNION MADtr bots irxiK ont SHOES.

Wa operate SO storea, soiling direct uom incior? so wearer at one prone hum who wear our aj.ov snoea increase the pnrebsstng power of taeir money over otner jnas.es.' 1 W.T". Btoi as 1 41 Broadway, eor. i iwwin bc, oromaway, eor. mn ou, coruaoat XL, wit, i uw sa t-, zw itn St. i sin ava, 114 ruitoa St.

jjrooaiyn: vuo, 71a, itsjj Broadway, ruitoa St. ko a ye. jaiaey Liaiy 1 ia ewara a v. Iluk 781 Broad St. Jlint'sJPne Furniture ANTIQUE OAK BOOKRACKS $1.50 45 West 23d Street.

EJECOKDEB ON EXCISE CASES. Thinks Col. Gardiner Should Brisg Some Rich Vlolatora to Trial. Yesterday i was the bea-innlnsr of a new term In the' Court of General Sessions, anT a. ud rfuuxn were snuiea airrprenr narra of the court; Recorder doff took the bench' in Part whero numerous dead men were called for trial "during the last term.

The usual array of excise cases appeared on his and the Recorder took oc casion during the. day to. criticise the District Attorney. This criticism, according to members of the District Attorney's staff. A er hAuiHnir a mi 0 1 caaea.

n.ep i .1 1 gest to the District Attorney that he not "i pour people on me ca'endar, but that he select soma of the rich liquor dealers against whom indict-Iaea toT violation of the liquor tax are i vu wisirict Attorney's of- Intimated that they- would have their say In a short time. Forty-five cases for violation of tne excise lawa were on Recorder Goffs calendar when court opened. To the surprise everybody no dead men were called for trial. cses the witnesses were round to be III, and in fourteen cases the Recorder declared bail forfeited. clr Appropriations for Charity.

Controller Coler haa ani mt all Mka liable lnaututlona In the city a circular letter asking for statistics which wiU bo used by the Board. -of Estimate In' making the fo charitable institutions whan the budget for XX Is being prepared. The formation obtained will also be used oy the Controller to determine whether payments under- appropriations already made are lawful and proper. Eleetrle Clab'a Lunch eon To-morrow. The Electric Oub will annual luncheon at Daimonico's to-roorrow.

Mrs. William Tod Helmuth has aooep'ted the club's Invitation to speak on "Woman's SnMictThlvi ETS Music- Addresses alS be made toLfoSg Hana'ord and othernS Jfew Pastor for Brooklyn Charch. The Rev O. A. Shaw, pastor of the Stan-wlch Congregational Church ln Greenwich.

Conn la likely, it is said. to receive the can from the congregation of. tbe New Eng- Church-on Sonth Ninth tJffh Brooklyn, to flU the pulpit made vacant by the Rev. Dr. William iievi some tinleago to Si leetIon.

tm Sqolrrel Inn Plans. It was repdrted yesterday that the Department of Buildings had disapproved the BE? a w- pr.b.M,-sn.-i.-I,-a;g, pp1 NOTES QT lySTJEAirCE INTERESTS cSntn dete ye'stt standing commHte wTll -tBe reports before the explratloifTf thfir. fln' of ofnee. The bet' rli: mnce4 T. cfh Board rorwreto5 ZmX followed.

President Wllliarn Mole aSrt Vioe President Felix CiraDbell Ported aT Falrchlld, Anson W. Hard HoJirt riiS dr.E-TaHtowUn' tfuZZk ThSS: dory F. Jackson, FTancis M. Jenck JnM T. Lockman, David.

B. Ogden. l2wSv Randolph. George L. Rlvea, Doorill iXblSl yonO.

Egerton.SchnUdr-aBerlB: the Executtve Committee of the Suburban Fire UoUerwriter? tlon suspending all ruleVand "atea wfT effect yesterday. There wm rt, evTcnoi a rate panic, in any way anaSuatLfh? I which followed the 1 York Tariff AasoclatSnT AprU a since many of the Urge co mSolea tl structed their local arenu In to work for thf businVs VKch? been written in New Tork offlces Ir reported that the proposition fothe exJan ston of the Jurisdiction of the New ySX Fire Insurance Exchange to coveVT part of the suburban territory- wiiik brought up before the seoUl inference of union and non-union managers" cafia? hi the Fire UmlerwriteraEastern' TlrTlon iZ jSpecial Sale of I 24 2 6-inch for sun or rain i Handles of extra fine qual-' ity iivory, pearl and natural with silver, tastefully 'Colore: black, green, brown, and purple-; plain and changeable effects. AJdl'SEMEXTS. DALY'S THEATRE. Broadway A.

SOthJ 1 Every Night. -1 THH ORHtT Hl'BTi 1 m3lh to 102d Performance. Perfcrraanca Next Friday. THIsa Hrhan na Lady Usrarlt, The Great Ruby throbs' wltl llrlna interest from baclanlSx tend." Ttm.s. "It la a Revelation." Journal.

The Balloon Effect Is a startling laad realistic sensaUon." World. A great aensatwnl Herald. Matlnaea WedneeUay and DnUAUlYAli Evs.SaS. Wed. JACOB UTT.

A Propiietoi A SCENIC SBNSATION. SHENAISDOA'H tt Bat. Mats. Res'd aesis, Prices. (M.

75. 1.00. 1.50. Wed.Mats.25, 60. 74, 1.00 nnn.ni.v.v kith k.

h-wav a in hl wr-ti AND castle sa OPERA casAvt WEEK OP OPGRA SiOAXON. l-i Wed. Mat. A Eve 1L TROVATORE; Thii'r. a Frl.

ROMEO AND JUUET; Bat. MU a AIDA. T. Evjsa. 23.60.75.11.

Mats. WeJ 1.100 seats 25a. TLE9DA.Tr, SPHlNa DRAMATIC SEASON. MATS. JfWK.Ha OK TEMiSSKE.

1 ACTirr5EVE. ni'i lf DiML 9lUAVi I OK OIR FAMOI NIGHT I til ALL-STAK COSCKRTS. avsiiiTHfpWiibv. Extra Mat. FrU INo funnier play has ever been i ma in new xora.

OOMMFVriNa MONDAY EVENING MAT HEsav dixist ix Aooxi.r Bale of seats aegtna Thursday. May IT II QContinaoM Perf ormtnea libl I IliOsoe. Kootltonp.M. ROSE MEL.V1IX.B. BIS HOPKIVa CHINO LINO hXK CO Fantasist Hughey Dougherty.

Biorraph. and Big UaC JOS, HART and CARRIE DE MAR. LYCEUM SHAGKETT 4th Av. a- Md Bealns 8:80 Sharp. LAST MATINEES Ttiurtdty 3.

May His Excellency the Governor. Beau rgady. BMP1RU T1TEATRE. Bway ana 40tl St. LAST-WEEK.

MAT8. "WED. AND SAT. LADY ALGY." May 8 Maude Adams In Romeo and Juliet. i SEATS KOW ON 8AU3.

1 GARRICK s-i 8:10. Matlnea Saturday, CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS "5 MRS. LESLIE CARTER in ZAZA. 5 THEATRE, Broadway and 28th IftjyS Cvmmanclng Thursday, this weak. nmancing Tbursday, this New Cast New Lyrical I i jsaw L'ast? New I jvrt: Dt.

VyOlF Revised -tan. WALLACK'S. Lone Con tlti Charlea Fnfanun'i Bway A 80th St. Ere'rs. 4 Mats.

Wed. Itiued Lmiiahlns- Kucw." Herald. Charlea Frohman' a fU PI IP IfflO Oraat Lausjhlns; Hit. ISAM. T.

JACK'S Broadway and 2th SfT-Tel. S78 38th, BIO SHOWS OVERT DAT, Sit until runner nouce oa account of death of Mr. Jack. i MADISON BQ. THEATRE.

14th St. near Bay. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. i ISOth. Ttroa May 15 tJouT.nlrs.

u.iBmm Sha Loved Him So. XATIOAL ACADEMY OK ExhiblUon of PAINTINOS and SCULPTURE. Open April to May 13, A. M. to 10 P.

Z3a Bt. ana th A v. ADMISSION Z34 Evenings Wed. A Sat. Mats, HERALD JArh ARABIAN GIRLj 8ttARB Theatre.

Bargain Mat. mrw. All easts boo. CAS I NO! Closed this wk. Reopens May! 15.

Orand produotioa. AU-staroast. Box office I anrrasa-ai Mat ERMINIEI i uat givn, B'WAT A 8STH BT. Mr. CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS saatl-i.

Ma Marlowe Colinetta fHATT AX. To-night. 8:15. Mat Wed. A kl MAT Id KW 8 A IH LUlCn tbe Sad AK3 A HELD I Sea Wavas.

Caatly Soiva. Waal. Mat, anal Klgat. laTH STREET; THEATRE, near Sth AT. I NlffhtsJ 8:15.

Matinees Wed. A Bat Big production, i A sew musical extravsgaas. 't MOTHKH t-OOSE. i i 1 1 2d Wat THE JREAT GOLDEN SPECTACTuBl THE NEW YORK IX THE A Promenade da Luxe. Mllea-Btavordala Quintet.

SM! ANDREW MACK 1 HOfSE. Itn lTHB RAOOED EARL." Sat. SMS. Bargain Mat, Wad. Entire Housa 500..

75o. WOBI.D IN WA3C. CTNEMATOGRAPH. w-? w-ra an -svT III I VT aw MM AJ 1 I JCo NEW OROT7PSJ OTPST MUBIC THE JESTERS OF TRINITY COLLEGE. Hart- ford.

Conn, In One ToueJ of Nature," and Pistols for, Two." Carnegie Lycatun. Tuesday evening. May 1S8B. ACADFMT OF Mt'BIC 14th Bt. A- Irvlna Tt.

Laat Week Iwnnu Thompaoa The Old Homestead. Last Mala Wad. A Sat, 2. Eyes. 8:15 COLUHBUS I ORAW 2S I A Female Drummer.

Sta. iJohnatoaa Banaatt A a eTaat east, i OPE HOI fU VICTORIA MnTaatk Rogers Broa la A IteiGX OK ERROR. I ISTf P. M. ursssaa PHILADELPHIA va NEW? TORK.

EOo, CHIOH THEOLOGICAL JEMISARTi PARK AV. 1 Professor OEDRGH ADAM SMITH. TO let give a plbuo lect4 I THH TTCRF. QUEENS COUNTY JOCKEY aiB, "lAQurorxri. l.

Racing Etery Week Dai 2:39 P. 1 ach) 'J value M.o to Lbrtt3 Taylor Iktoadway 20th St. I.